Ring.



.K. ZACK.

Emma Dec. 11

Aihmwgs h tampering Kant. zAoK, OFVDENVER, COLORADO.

RING.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, KARL ZACK, a Citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rings; andI do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others'skilled-in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to jewelry, and more especially to finger rings; and the object of the same is to produce a skeleton set ring capable of being worn alone or in combination with another ring, preferably plain, such as anordinary wedding ring or a guard ring,which is inserted into the set ring from below; Hitherto it has been proposed to make a'set ring in parts which were assembled or nested by inserting them from above, and slipping them all onto the finger when their rings or bands came into register, but such construction necessitated a division of the set and the ornamentwhereas when the plain ring or guard ring is insertedfrom beneath the set or ornament may be in one piece and more artistic construction and design are thereby possible. It is well known that an ordinary wedding ring and an engagement ring are commonly worn side by side upon the same finger. The result is that the finger carries two rings whose bands are visible side by side, and this idetracts from the beauty of an ornamental or set ring besides occupying the larger space upon the finger.

Taking these facts into consideration, the object of the present invention is to provide a set ring with means for housing the plain ring within it while not dividing the set or the ornament. This object is carried out in the manner hereinafter more fully described and claimed and as shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of the complete ring, Fig. 2 a side elevation thereof, Fig. 3 an edge elevation thereof, and Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view; while Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the plain or uard rin and Fi 7 a sectional view thereof on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

The skeleton ring is made up of an arched setting S of any suitable design and pref- Specification of Letters Iatent. Dec, 11, 1917, Application filedJuIy 8,1916. Serial 110,108,189. a

erably of open or filigree-work as shown "and preferably-carrying a stone or other ornan1ent, such as.1s.ord1nar1ly usedln an en gagement ring,'as indicated at O. Integral.

with the arched setting S andfforming the arms thereof I provide two parallel rings indicated at R, spaced apart-a .suitable distance to receivebetweenthem the plain'ring andhaving suitable means such as annular 'IlbS l for retalning the plaln rlng 1n posltionbetween said rings R.x V

. Rings R, when constructed of any size, shape and material suitable for such use, will have sufiicient resilience to' permit the forcing of the plain ring past ribs- 1 1 and into position therewithin as; shown in-detail at Figs. .3,. 4 and 5,.where the rings R are shown in normal-.position which, it is obvious, they resume by-virtue .of their resilionce as soon as the plain. ring. has passed within ribs 1.

' v The plain ring G may be an ordinary wedthe contour of the rings R although in practice its opening may be a trifle smaller than the openings through said rings R so that the plain ring will fit the finger rather snugly and also serve as a guard. The setting S arches over the upper side of the ring for any desired portion of its circumference commonly about one third, as perhaps best seen in Fig. 2. The particular design of the setting and the arrangement of its gem-holding devices are not important matters in the present specification so long as this setting arches said space at the upper side of the ring only, leaving it possible to insert the plain or guard ring G from beneath.

In this connection, however, it should be noted that the construction herein described and illustrated in the drawings, renders possible and practical a very pleasing and desirable efiect, namely, that of an outer skeleton ring of material of one color such as platinum, having a plain ring of another color, such as gold, set within the skeleton ring and visible through the open-work thereof. Thus an artistic combination of engagement ring and wedding ring may be produced or either ring may be worn sepameans as ribs 1, forholding the plain ring Within the skeleton, may be Varied Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A composite article of jewelry consisting of a complete ring comprising two bands having retaining means forming concaveseats standing in parallel planes and yieldinglys'eparable at one side of the ring, a connecting display portion between said bands at the opposite side of the ring, and a separable, complete finger ring interposed, from opposite said portion, between said bands and axially alining With them When invplace between said means.

2, A finger ring comprising a setting at oneside, a pair of axially spaced laterally yieldable bands depending from said setting, and a detachable ring insertible from opposite said setting and filling the peripheral space between said bands, its opening registering With the "openings in the bands When it is in place, said bands yielding as the latter ring is inserted. i

3. Afinger ring comprising a display portion at one side, a pairof axially spaced 'bands connected thereto and a detachable ring insertible from opposite the display portion and filling the peripheral space between said bands, its opening registering With theopenings in the band When it is in place.

4. A fingerring comprising tWo axially spaced bands With their inner faces having opposed annular, parallel concave seats, means connecting the bands at one side of the ring, and a detachable finger ring interposed from the opposite side of the ring and exposed between said bands and held in said seats.

5. An article of jewelry consisting of an ornamen'tally complete finger rin'g comprisable bands With shoulders on their inner faces and opposite the connection I constitut- 7 ing seats for yieldingly retaining a complementary removable ring,

7. An integral, 'ornamentally complete finger ring having interior, annular, parallel =co-axial, concave seats yieldingly con nected by a display portionat one side of the ring-andadapted to relatively separate at the opposite side of the ring to receive and axially aline With an insertible ring.

In testimony whereof I aflix my slgnature.

KARL ZA CK.

(Emirates of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing: the Commissioner of Patents,

-Washington, D C. 

